[Stevens, 41, has had a history of concussion problems in recent years, but said his health if fine now.] He's been an integral part of all the success we've had, ... He's been a leader on and off the ice as a hockey player and a person. He feels he's accomplished a lot of things and now wants to devote a lot of time to his family. |
A couple of them were just totally off the wall. I wish they would have worked. |
Absolutely. That's the point that I've said. We've been in this for about two months now. We had to learn not to take anything for granted. |
After talking to him and talking to our medical people, it's something that's just time and it's a day-to-day situation. There's nothing broken or pulled and he looks good and feels good other than [his ribs]. |
After the first seven or eight minutes, we started to use our speed and started to take the body in order to generate opportunities. |
All you had to do was watch him in practice day in and day out and watch him compete, and that was what you wanted to be the foundation for the other players to follow by example. |
Any individual accomplishment that's achieved is a compliment to the team and the player. But that's something that happens. It's not something that's in a thought process. |
Any time a milestone comes, you feel good about it. I don't think anybody was thinking about that or worrying about it, including Marty, if you know how Marty is. |
As a team we aren't playing the way we think we are. We are making individual mistakes and collectively as a team we are not playing the way we have to play, the way we are designed to play. |
Attention to detail and focus have been a signature of our team for many, many years, the way we match [lines] and play. We started to get back to that and playing a patient game. |
been an integral part of all the success we've had. |
Every night has been a playoff game for us. It's a reward to the players who kept their focus and their commitment to each other. |
Everything came today, whereas it was spread out in the past and will be in the future. |
First of all, they needed two days off. Whether it be physically or mentally, I don't know which was more beneficial. Even though it was tough to take two days off, sometimes you do that. |
First of all, you have to score goals to win a hockey game and we have to generate a better offense. |